138989 Accession Number: 138989

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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-06-03. The first Australian mother and widow to receive posthumous decorations from the United States Army. Left to right: Mrs W. Walker, mother of the late Lieutenant Ian W. Walker (A) DSC, and Mrs D. Owen, widow of the late Lieutenant Colonel W. T. Owen, (A) DSC.

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Accession Number
138989
Photographer
Herald Newspaper
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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